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by Victor E. Vouga Trying to predict weather conditions for an early spring race in Western Pennsylvania is an elusive and ultimately unfruitful exercise, even though it never …
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by Ben Holmes, RD The Free State Trail Run always offers the (slightly) off-beat 40-mile and 100k ultra distances, along with a trail marathon and half. We feel that many …
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by Scott VanLoo The second stop in the 2014 Running Fit Dances with Dirt (DWD) series was held in Nashville, Indiana on May 10th. One would think that a trail …
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One of the greatest things about our sport is its spirit of collective effort. At ultramarathons it’s as if we are racing with, not against, each other. Maybe it’s because running so far is so daunting that people “pull together” to overcome the challenge. Or maybe it’s simply that the nature and values of people attracted to this sport selfselects for friendly, helpful people.
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THE LONG VIEW | The Ultra Community LETTERS, NEWS AND NOTES Nutrition, Training & Racing NUTRITION | Endurance Fuel Review by Sunny Blende RECIPE | Summer Smoothie by Heather Stadnisky …
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by Axel Rittershaus In the morning, I woke up 1 minute before the 3:00 am alarm went off, everything looked really good. I felt good, and confident. This year’s Comrades …